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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2648993, member: 19463&quot;]Now it is time for the rest of the story.&nbsp; That portrait of Septimius is the only remaining proof of the real appearance of the emperor.&nbsp; Most of his coins were spiffied up to appeal to the fashionable Romans who expected their rulers to be .... well, human.&nbsp;&nbsp; Septimius adopted himself into the family of Marcus Aurelius, history says, but there is numismatic proof that he was blood relations to Antoninus Pius and Faustina I.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]585654[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]585655[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Further there is considerable evidence that his family tree included Tiberius of Tribute Penny fame.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]585663[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone who believes anything they read here really need to avoid making purchases or signing legal documents.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Barbarous coins can be fun.&nbsp; The Tiberius shown here is one of a group found in india all from the same dies.&nbsp; You can find one of those if you look hard enough since one sells very decade or so.&nbsp; The others are unique as far as I know but there are thousands of other barbarous coins for people who appreciate the weird.&nbsp; Most common are the ones we call Barbarous Radiates copying the Gallic Emperors.&nbsp; Some of them are hard to pin down as to just what they copied. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]585666[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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